ABB Lummus Global Inc., Asbestos Litigation & Lawsuits

ABB Lummus Global Inc. and Combustion Engineering, two U.S. subsidiaries of ABB, a large multi-national corporation headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, have been compelled through thousands of lawsuits to pay claims for asbestos exposure brought by ill workers and their families.

ABB’s two U.S. subsidiaries sold boilers and heaters and have set up multi-million-dollar trust funds to settle personal injury claims from people exposed to asbestos through Lummus Global Inc. and Combustion Engineering (CE) products.

As did its former U.S. subsidiaries, ABB’s manufacturing focuses on the needs of power grids and heavy electrical equipment, plus robotics and automation technology. Many ABB Lummus Global and Combustion Engineering products used asbestos to insulate them from heat.

Through the two separate trust funds, which together pay out millions of dollars each year, ABB has acknowledged that exposure to asbestos in the manufacture or use of Lummus Global or CE products has potentially caused malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and asbestos-related diseases in innocent people.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma after working in a company with asbestos exposure such as a plant operated by ABB or at one of the hundreds of plants that used the company’s’ equipment, you may be eligible to file for financial compensation from the appropriate trust fund.

The nationally recognized New York mesothelioma attorneys of Belluck & Fox in New York can manage all aspects of filing a claim with the ABB Lummus Global or Combustion Engineering asbestos trusts.

The ABB trusts have complex policies, procedures, and documentation requirements for paying claims for asbestos exposure. It is necessary to meet these requirements in order to obtain a payment. Our experienced attorneys can help you:

Establish your eligibility for payment

File a claim with the extensive documentation required

Defend your claim as it is audited by trust administrators

Our highly skilled mesothelioma attorneys have recovered more than $1 billion so far for victims of asbestos exposure and their families. Contact us today to schedule a free legal consultation. We do not charge fees upfront to initiate and file asbestos claims. We only ask for payment once we have secured compensation for you.

ABB is a worldwide manufacturing conglomerate with roots that date to the late 19th century. The first company that would eventually be a part of ABB manufactured electrical lights and generators. Additional companies combined through mergers, buyouts, takeovers, etc., made motors, generators, steam turbines, boilers, transformers, meters, controls, and other products.

In 1988, the company became known as ABB with the merger of the Swedish corporation Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) and the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC).

In the 1990s, ABB created a U.S. subsidiary, ABB Lummus Global, for development of process technology for the petrochemical and oil and gas industries. It also acquired Combustion Engineering, a U.S. manufacturer of boilers.

By 2003, asbestos-related personal injury claims forced Combustion Engineering into bankruptcy. Under the bankruptcy court’s ruling, Combustion Engineering’s case became one of the first “pre-packaged” bankruptcy cases, meaning it was filed after asbestos claimants had already voted in favor of the company’s payment plan.

In April 2006, the company filed a separate asbestos-related pre-packaged Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Today ABB operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 136,000 people.

Like many manufacturers, ABB Lummus Group and Combustion Engineering used asbestos in boilers, electrical components and other products that were expected to be subjected to heat in routine use. They did this despite the fact that asbestos has been a known carcinogen since the early 20th century.

Indeed, it is understood that even through a one-time exposure, an individual can inhale tiny silicate-particle strands that make up asbestos fibers and develop a life-long risk of asbestos-related disease, such as mesothelioma or lung cancer.

As a result, all asbestos personal injury claims related to the operations of Combustion Engineering or ABB Lummus Global must be channeled to the specially created personal injury trusts:

ABB said it would allocate $232 million to the ABB Lummus trust fund derived from the sale of ABB Lummus Global assets. The company has also committed cash and other assets worth approximately $1.43 billion to pay settled asbestos claims against Combustion Engineering.

Job Sites in New York that Used ABB Lummus Global Asbestos Products

There are two categories of asbestos-exposure claims under the ABB Lummus Global Trust: those that relate specifically to feedwater heater installations and claims pertaining to “non-feedwater job sites.”

A feedwater heater is a power plant component used to pre-heat water delivered to a steam-generating boiler. ABB Lummus Global made these components using asbestos insulation and sold them to hundreds of power plants and other sites in 38 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and several foreign countries.

CITY OF NEW YORK – PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. (CENTRAL POWER PLANT – WELFARE ISLAND)

WELFARE ISLAND

TURBODYNE CORPORATION (A/K/A WORTHINGTON CORP.)

WELLSVILLE

VILLAGE OF WELLSVILLE

WELLSVILLE

NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM

WEST ALBANY

ORANGE & ROCKLAND UTILITIES – BOWLINE STATION

WEST HAVERSTRAW

PHELPS DODGE CABLE & WIRE CO

YONKERS

REFINED SUGAR INCORPORATED

YONKERS

This is not a comprehensive list of sites in N.Y. where Combustion Engineering boilers were used. Navy veterans and shipyard workers are also at high risk of asbestos exposure from CE boilers due to their common use on vessels.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease even decades after having worked at a job site with ABB Lummus Global equipment or Combustion Engineering boilers, you need to contact our experienced asbestos attorneys today.

We can determine whether your work history makes you eligible to take part in a negotiated settlement for payments to asbestos-exposure victims. We are familiar with the ABB Lummus Global and Combustion Engineering asbestos settlement trusts, and we have helped workers like you and their families recover compensation.

Don’t risk allowing trust administrators to pay you with less money than you deserve. Contact Belluck & Fox in New York today to set up a free legal consultation. One of our mesothelioma lawyers and asbestos attorneys will personally contact you within 24 hours to discuss your claim at no charge to you. You can also visit our office in New York.